Patents by Inventor Robert T. Cala

Robert T. Cala has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7464394
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a music interface in a media-rich interactive program guide. In one implementation, an interactive music interface page includes one or more (e.g., two) display regions, a channel description region, and (possibly) a header region. The display regions, channel description region, and the header region are respectively configurable to display a listing of a number of music channels, information for a particular music channel, and one or more objects (icons) used to identify the music interface page. Each display region can include a particular (stripped) background and can further be configurable to display a video. In constructing the music interface page, a set top terminal (STT) may retrieve graphics for the page. The background and commonly used icons may be pre-loaded to the STT. In case of icon changes, the pre-loaded icons may be periodically or occasionally sent from a head end to the STT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Sedna Patent Services, LLC
    Inventors: Donald F. Gordon, Sadik Bayrakeri, Arleen F. Delos Reyes, Robert T. Cala